A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav and several others in the alleged Lara Projects money laundering case.
Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. The court also framed money laundering charges against Lara Projects, Sarla Gupta, Prem Chand Gupta, Sujata Hotels, Vinay Kochhar and Vijay Kochar.
However, the court discharged Rahul Yadav, Lalu Yadav’s son-in-law, along with Gaurav Gupta, Nath Mal Kankarnia, Vijay Tripathi, DN Tulshyan, Rajiv Relan and Abhishek Finance from the case.
The development follows the court’s October 13, 2025 order framing charges against Lalu Yadav for offences including corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating. Tejashwi Yadav and Rabri Devi were also charged with several offences, including conspiracy and cheating.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that Lalu Yadav, who served as Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009, and his family members received prime land and shares as alleged bribes in return for awarding contracts to a private company.
According to the CBI, two IRCTC hotels in Ranchi and Puri were leased to Sujata Hotels through an allegedly manipulated tender process during Lalu Yadav’s tenure as Railway Minister. The agency has alleged that, in return, land worth crores were transferred to a company allegedly linked to Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav at substantially lower than its market value.
Following the CBI’s FIR, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a money laundering case under the PMLA against Lalu Yadav and his family.
The Yadav family has denied the allegations and questioned the probe, maintaining that there is no evidence of wrongdoing and that the case is politically motivated.
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